Helpful suggestion to keep from snacking

I've found a way to keep myself from snacking, particularly before bedtime. I just tell myself that even if I did eat that "X" that I'm drooling over, I could eat it and still be just as hungry as I am right now, so why not just not start? It pretty much works for me every time.

I find that chewing gum and drinking tea helps me curve the urge to snack unnecessarily. Or just keeping busy in general......At night time when I have the urge to snack eventhough I know I'm not really hungry, I just avoid the kitchen.

The only thing that keeps me from late night binging is to stay out of the kitchen entirely - I have to exercise raw will. At my best I can get my kitchen chores done right after dinner and have no reason to go back into the kitchen later in the evening - then I will be fine. If I put them off until before bed, when I am tired, my resolve becomes very weak and I am much more likely to binge on anything i can find in the kitchen.

I've been struggling with this on and off lately and it's slowing me down because I have so little left to lose. I really just have to stay the heck out of the kitchen and I seem to be okay.

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High weight: 275 (August 2009) *** Low weight: 155 (October 2012)
Today, working off a partial regain. Current weight: 179.
Goals:
* Make the best choice I can make, with every choice.
* Remember that the temptation in front of me is not the last of its kind that I will ever see; say "I'll pass today."
* Say "no!" to my whiny inner five-year-old.

I have a good snack before bed. It keeps me from snacking all evening if I'm sitting watching tv...I just tell myself to wait for my bedtime snack. I look forward to my greek yogurt with a piece of fresh fruit cut up in it...plus I like to go to bed with something in my tummy.

I was talking to my mom about this last night and she said to find the hottest guy I can (celebrity or whoever) and look at his amazing abs, body, whatever when I want to snack late at night. She said just drooling over him will help me forget about wanting to eat, hahahaha. I'm gonna try it. Go mom.

On a related note, I used to think about a hot guy I knew to get myself to do "5 minutes more" when I'd want to stop exercising, fantasizing that he was the one making me sweat...

I love this. I probably shouldn't admit this in public, but I sometimes imagine a woman I have a crush on is watching me lift ...

__________________
High weight: 275 (August 2009) *** Low weight: 155 (October 2012)
Today, working off a partial regain. Current weight: 179.
Goals:
* Make the best choice I can make, with every choice.
* Remember that the temptation in front of me is not the last of its kind that I will ever see; say "I'll pass today."
* Say "no!" to my whiny inner five-year-old.

Lol I was totally going to suggest the gum &/or a beverage thing too. I've discovered that gum is the best thing ever when you need something to take the edge off cravings and right before meal hunger.